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J B.

J B.

Joined on 01/11/02

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Most Favorable Review

convert from pc power and cooling

SeaSonic S12II Series S12II 620 Bronze (SS-620GB) 620 W Intel ATX 12 V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic S12II Series S12II 620 Bronze (SS-620GB) 620 W Intel ATX 12 V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: I had used pc power and cooling for many many years, and corsair for the last three or so. I read a number of incredibly positive reviews of this psu, and I finally decided to give seasonic a go, especially since my last few corsairs had to be returned because of faulty fans. This psu is amazingly quiet and the voltages are well within spec. In addition, their tech supports is incredible. I think I will be using seasonic psu's for a good many builds and years.

Cons: none

Overall Review: These psu's might seem a bit pricey, but considering the design specifications and the quality of the components, they are actually a tremendous value. Nothing is more important in a build than a hight quality, quiet psu that can be counted on to operate stably and reliably no matter what you throw at it. I have no doubt the seasonic is exactly that.

10/18/2010
Most Critical Review

better hope it does not fail

OCZ Vertex 3 Series - MAX IOPS Edition 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G
OCZ Vertex 3 Series - MAX IOPS Edition 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G

Pros: great while it lasted

Cons: It started to blue screen. Then it required win 7 repairs. Then the win 7 install disk could no longer see the drive. It took over a week of back and forth before OCZ granted me an RMA number. They received the drive on 11/08. I made my second call today only to find out that they determined the drive was bad but that they still have not shipped a replacement. They say the replacement will be sent from Taiwan and they can not say for sure when it will be shipped.

Overall Review: I have bought numerous items from OCZ in the past, especially if I count the items I purchased from PC Power and Cooling over the years. I will never buy another item from them and never use their products in any of the builds I do for myself or my customers. I will not have my customers put through such an ordeal.

11/14/2011

thanks samsung and amd for my dream monitor at an affordable price

Samsung CHG70 Series C32HG70 32" (Actual size 31.5") 2560 x 1440 2K Resolution 1ms (GTG) 144Hz DisplayPort, 2x HDMI, USB 3.0 Hub AMD Radeon FreeSync 2 QLED Curved Gaming Monitor
Samsung CHG70 Series C32HG70 32" (Actual size 31.5") 2560 x 1440 2K Resolution 1ms (GTG) 144Hz DisplayPort, 2x HDMI, USB 3.0 Hub AMD Radeon FreeSync 2 QLED Curved Gaming Monitor

Pros: high refresh rate: check low latency: check freesync 2: check va panel with hdr color: check size, curve, and resolution: check price: check stand allows for twisting, turning, raising, lowering, and more: check no gsync tax

Cons: no 580's to be found for at least a month and vega still a month away

Overall Review: this monitor humbles me as i cannot believe i am able to buy something so awesome i have been waiting for a monitor with this combination of specs for tens of years the monitor is insanely awesome even if i am unable to use freesync 2 yet can't imagine a better gaming monitor and for the price, it is a gift from the heavens

Amazing Cable

StarTech.com HDMIDVIMM50 50 ft. Black Connector A: 1 - 19 pin HDMI Male

Connector B: 1 - 19 pin DVI-D (Single Link) Male HDMI to DVI Digital Video Cable Male to Male
StarTech.com HDMIDVIMM50 50 ft. Black Connector A: 1 - 19 pin HDMI Male Connector B: 1 - 19 pin DVI-D (Single Link) Male HDMI to DVI Digital Video Cable Male to Male

Pros: Perfect reception from dvi out on radeon 4830 to hdmi in on on lcd tv. Absolutely no need for signal amplifiers or boosters.

Cons: none

Overall Review: For me, infinitely better running this long cable from my main pc than using one of those slow set top boxes, of which I have a few, for watching netflix and content from my network.

useless

MIDLAND LXT110VP 22-Channel 2-Way GMRS Radio with 12-Mile Range
MIDLAND LXT110VP 22-Channel 2-Way GMRS Radio with 12-Mile Range

Pros: light

Cons: I have ten year old motorola walkabouts that were rated for two miles and get three here in foothills of tucson, big country. The range on these midlands is less than a mile. The motorolas have many more channels and subchannels on top of those. These have a lousy twenty channels and I hear competing signals, unintelligible of course, on all of them. Yes I charged the batteries and tried other batteries to boot.

Overall Review: Totally misrepresented claims. How people can do that and live with themselves is a mystery to me.

shocked and dismayed

CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620 W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620 W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Pros: I build cutting edge pcs and since they came out I have been using the 520hx and 620hx in my builds instead of pc power and cooling psu's. Up until recently they have been everything I could hope for and a lot quieter than the pc power psu's I used in the past.

Cons: Unfortunately, the last two I have received both had an incessant clicking that was not apparently coming from the fan in either case, not that that would have been ok either. Either I was incredibly unlucky or these units are not being assembled with the same high level of quality control that they had been up until recently. Too bad I can't get to speak with someone at corsair since everything is done through email.

Overall Review: Terribly dissapointed.